Our first Halloween Trick-or-Treating adventure! Meet Spiderman, Batman, and Snow White. Two superheroes to protect a princess, according to Daddy!
Batman is ready for the adventure....
Spiderman likes his new muscles!
And a profile pic to see just who owns those muscles.
A pretty Princess Snow White who is carrying her new trick or treat bag, ready for some candy!
And let the adventure begin! First, knock. Second, wait for them to open the door, third say "Trick or Treat!" Fourth - get candy. They got steps 1, 2, and 4 very well. 3 - well, we tried! LOL
And all the cousins at Aunt 'ean's house! What a cute bunch! A fun night was had by all, and to top it off - the Ducks CREAMED USC! Daddy was a happy man, too! We now have three exhausted children with enough candy to get them through to the new year - and we only went to six houses!!!!!!!!!!!!
Batman is ready for the adventure....Spiderman likes his new muscles!And a profile pic to see just who owns those muscles.A pretty Princess Snow White who is carrying her new trick or treat bag, ready for some candy!And let the adventure begin! First, knock. Second, wait for them to open the door, third say "Trick or Treat!" Fourth - get candy. They got steps 1, 2, and 4 very well. 3 - well, we tried! LOLAnd all the cousins at Aunt 'ean's house! What a cute bunch! A fun night was had by all, and to top it off - the Ducks CREAMED USC! Daddy was a happy man, too! We now have three exhausted children with enough candy to get them through to the new year - and we only went to six houses!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was a perfect fall day today: crisp, clear, sunshiny, the leaves were in full color array! The kids and I spent the morning at the playground - and after that..... the QUACKIES were on TV!!!!
They all insisted on having their "quack quack shirts" put on, and the boys pulled their chairs up beside Dad's to watch the game. And they really WATCHED!!! Boy oh boy, was Andy a happy man!
R hung out on the couch with Mom, watching the crochet hook fly. I think she wanted one of her own, from this look....
However, it was getting close to nap time, and she soon moved to this pose - she watched, but comfortably! And the Duckies won - even better! I LOVE Fall!
These three are a bit young for the Cubbies program at our church (a kids group for 3-4 year olds). However, since I am the director AND there is only one child that age group this year - and that child happens to be my niece - these three graduated up a bit early!! They love it and look forward to 'chuch' and 'ubbies' each Wed. night. They also are memorizing Bible verses, and really getting a tiny taste of the stories. We have really been hitting creation hard for the first of the year.....
Tonight, the story was God made flowers. My little flower is very proud of the flower that she made during craft time. We sign their verses, too, as another way of learning sign, as well as helping them memorize the verse. She is really good at the sign, and seems to enjoy it.
W likes game time best. Graypa does the older kids game time, and that isn't Mommy's forte. So the man with TONS of patience corrals 6-7 2 through 4 year olds for half an hour and gets semi-organized games going! Relay races are NOT run the way they normally are - but they are sure hysterical to watch! Pictures of that might be forthcoming!
Mr B. - He loves approval, and he is my most vocal one. Here he is with his "flower." A bit smushed - but God loves even the wilted flowers. I know he loves me - and I know I don't always act like a rose! He worked so hard on this flower, I just had to get pictures of it. And he was SO proud of it, too. Notice the smile. However, Mr B made me cry yesterday. He was sitting in the window, watching it rain, and I asked him; 'Who made the rain?' He told me - GOD made the rain! Today, reading books in his crib, he was pointing things out and saying...'God made the moon. God made the sun. God made the clouds...' Thank you Lord for the innocence of a child, and the fact that they are blessed to learn at a young age. If you think about it - pray for my Cubbies on Wed nights. 3 of them are my babies, 1 is a beloved niece, and 2 others are much loved as well. May they all grow to know God as their personal saviour!
We decided to take a trip to Seattle to visit Great Gram. But before we could do that - we needed a new family picture to take her!!! We all had leather jackets, so what better then a picture with a hot rod?!!!!!!!!!!!!
B LOVED the 'cycle with Daddy. They were off to hit the open road......
R wasn't too into the 'cycle. That was noisy, and all for a guy. But....
Gramps' '38 Chevy made a great family photo op as well. I LOVE that truck! The kids especially loved the radio he had installed...play a button, and some of his favorite tunes play. The theme from 'Rocky' was the favorite!
It was Great Gram's birthday. It was great fun. She let us help her blow out her candles - on an ice cream cake to boot!
My babies are growing up. I don't know that I am ready for this yet. They got bikes, helmets and knee pads for their birthday - all of which they are in love with!
Although they look adorable in all of the "equipment," I am not too sure I like the grown up look! However, the conundrum is that we would like them to grow up just a tiny bit more, so they can pedal their own bikes. I can tell you exactly how many steps it takes me to push them from one end of the deck to the other!
There really isn't anything wrong with the color in this picture. They LOVE to help - with everything. That can be good - ie dusting, but that can be bad......
Ragamuffin #3 who saw me coming, and RAN!!!! Smart girl!
We have pictures of my brothers at about this age after they played in my grandparent's burn barrel. I guess the apples didn't fall too far from the tree!
And I had to include this picture for a laugh. Notice the feet? We have been having a war with Mr. B lately, who does not think that 2 is a baby anymore. That means, he tries to stay up until Mom and Dad go to bed. Two nights ago, Andy and I were in the kitchen, and came out to the living room to spy the feet. We promptly went back into the kitchen until the chuckles were gone (whoops, still not gone - chuckling again!) and then, went BACK to the living room to discipline and send back to bed appropriately. Got to give him credit for thinking!
However, Mommy is trying to get some other things done, so I thought I would show you her works in progress. There's a lot of them! This is an afghan she is trying to get done for a wedding present. I kind of like it! And it is cleaning out her stash. That makes Daddy happy, too!
We thought that picture was kind of boring, though. So, the next time, we helped enliven it a bit! R wears her hat like a girl, and I am trying to fix it for her. 
This is a baby sweater. There is a church baby shower in a couple of weeks that Mom wants this done for. She better get busy, quick! R and I helped her with this picture, too. She can take some very boring pictures if we don't help her out.
Mommy got really upset when we tried to help with this picture. No gratitude, I tell you!
She made a lace tablecloth a long time ago - before I was even born! She loved doing it, and is working on another one. No idea how long it is going to take her, but I think she might have bit off a bit more then she should chew right now! Oh well, she is enjoying it!
Mommy says these are her best works in progress. I don't quite know what she means. We are being good in this picture! We are all playing with our kitchen and just loving being home on Friday. 
Look! We are playing with our new birthday road! We love our cars and road, and play with it all the time. Fridays are fun, 'cause we don't get to play with our home toys the rest of the week. We get Nonny's toys, instead! 
A better shot of our road. I am going to the grocery store for Mommy, but B thinks that the park would be more fun. Speaking of which, Mommy said as soon as I was done with this, and she had the house clean, we could go to the park for reals. Well, I think the house is clean enough, and my little fingers are getting tired. So, to the park we go. I want to 'wing! 
This weekend was our annual church campout. We hadn't yet celebrated the kiddos birthday number two, so we thought that this would be a good time, since the family was all together. The three mousketeers enjoyed their first hot dog roast!
And, since we were camping, they had birthday s'mores, rather then cake! I can honestly say - no one missed the cake! LOL And the kids thought this was FANTASTIC!!!!
We DID blow out candles, though! Puckering up!
And BLOW!!!!!
Excuse me, does anyone realize that my parents are encouraging me to play with FIRE at the tender age of two? Someone STOP this madness!!! R was not too into the candle part!
An old Model T pedal car from Papa and Gram Gram. Definitely fun!
Lots of vehicle toys this birthday - that even Great Gramps was sweet talked into helping with. FYI - helping meant pushing them around, while they sat there!
Our campsite backed right onto the playground. Lots of fun to be had on the swings....
....concentrating on going down that slide carefully....
....and letting it all go, as we flew down the slide as fast as we could go! Whee!!!!
Wow! All this camping wore us out. Three VERY tired birthday babies!
